In 1726, Surrey, England, a woman named Mary Toft managed to trick doctors into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. Mary did this by shoving the rabbits up her vagina before pushing them out and 'birthing' them.

Diamonds were first discovered in the riverbeds of the Golconda region of India over 4,000 years ago.

A typical hurricane produces the nergy equivalent to 8,000 one megaton bombs.